Skeletal muscle stiffness as measured by magnetic resonance elastography after chronic spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Skeletal muscle stiffness is altered after spinal cord injury (SCI). Assessing muscle stiffness is essential for rehabilitation and pharmaceutical interventions design after SCI. The study used magnetic resonance elastography to assess the changes in stiffness after chronic SCI compared to matched able-bodied controls and determine its association with muscle size, spasticity, and peak torque in persons with SCI. Previous studies examined the association between muscle stiffness and spasticity, however, we are unaware of other studies that examined the effects of muscle composition on stiffness after SCI. Ten participants (one female) with chronic SCI and eight (one female) matched able-bodied controls participated in this cross-sectional study. Magnetic resonance elastography was utilized

SUBMITTER: Ghatas MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature